The Adventures of Elizabeth Stanton Series Volume 3 of Kings and Queens and Tro — Vic Broquard

In this third novel in the Elizabeth Stanton series, stunned by her body's recent death, she acquires a new body only to find that it is a male body and that a significant number of years have passed while she was unconscious. Struggling with this change of circumstances, she must continue her quest, to find and rescue Alabaster. When only fourteen, his family is wiped out by an attack from the south. Fleeing with his sister, Fianna, they must elude the raiders and somehow survive. The plan: form a roving band of troubadours and travel the length and breadth of Tarra, searching for the druwid leader. Using this cover, the band of musicians slowly grows as they travel. Many wild adventures accompany their every move, including several encounters with the mysterious Grey Giants, and they begin to see just what the Grey Giants are actually doing to their society. With Alabaster rescued, the two devise a plan that may eliminate both the two strange species who have been controlling evolution on Tarra.